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Re: [ietf-dkim] Issue #1524: Signature semantics

2007-12-13 15:36:56
Bill(_dot_)Oxley(_at_)cox(_dot_)com wrote:

Wordy answer but +1 on what a dkim sig means

Besides the basic definition of a digital signature, to me, a DKIM means there is a new level of expectations of how mail should be viewed and handled. It raises the bar to a new non-legacy level of mail transactions.

So if a DKIM participating domain is expecting verifiers to treat DKIM any differently than the rest, then it better do so in a Protocol Consistent, collaboration and consistent non-repudiation model or framework that is the basis of all digital signature technology.

Without a policy concept, DKIM-BASE has a high degree of implementation security and engineering concerns that can potentially make many systems vulnerable, including the domain that is attempting to use DKIM-BASE and those who are not participating in the DKIM-BASE model.

To assume DKIM-BASE must be tied to a reputation service for it to work is only going to make all the security and engineering concerns a reality.

My opinion, but I strongly believe it.

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Sincerely

Hector Santos, CTO
http://www.santronics.com
http://santronics.blogspot.com

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